CIC News Canada’s immigration minister proposes new legislation for Canadian citizenship by descent Immigration Minister Marc Miller has tabled a bill with Canada’s parliament to allow a first-generation limit to citizenship by descent. This means that if the bill passes, children of Canadian citizens who were born abroad can pass their citizenship on to their…
CIC News British Columbia and Manitoba issue provincial nominations in latest PNP results This week both the British Columbia (B.C.) and Manitoba Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) issued nominations to newcomers interested in subsequently applying for Canadian permanent residence (PR). Candidates were invited to apply through skills immigration, and family reunification streams. Read on for a…
CIC News IRCC now accepting community applications for two new pilot programs In the latest phase of two previously announced immigration pilot programs, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is now accepting community applications for the Rural Community Immigration Pilot and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot. The two pilot programs are officially set to begin…